Isaac lashes the Gulf Coast
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LAPLACE, LA - AUGUST 30: Keith and Leslie Robertson walk through flood water after checking on their house the Indigo Lakes subdivion on August 30, 2012 in LaPlace, Louisiana . The large Category 1 hurricane had slowly moved across southeast Louisiana, dumping huge amounts of rain and knocking out power to Louisianans in scattered parts of the state. The weather system has now been downgraded to a tropical storm but is still producing heavy rains and flooding as it moves north. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)